In the first of my pieces, phôsphors (...of ether), the various instrumental colours of the orchestra are divided into four different islands of sound that slowly communicate through the construction of new instrumental colours, creating one huge space of undulating light.

The second piece of the programme, Metastaseis (B), comes from the late Iannis Xenakis. A piece of sensation and surprise, it is an exhilarating listening experience, like a natural force being recreated on the orchestral stage.

The final piece of the programme invites three soloists from the Australian ensemble, ELISION, to perform with the orchestra for the world premiere of to another of that other. The vast colours and textures of the orchestra will outline a narrative of transformation that the trio undertake, creating a multilayered, overlapping sonic texture, which aims to bring the listener into a state of timelessness.'Ann Cleare

12.30pm: Composers in Conversation Contemporary Music Centre Director Evonne Ferguson with composer AnnCleareComposers in Conversation takes place in association with the Contemporary Music Centre